Playa Y Pena

Beach and Sorrow

Playa Y Pena

After the coconut riceDespues del arroz con coco
He lit his black tobaccoPrendio su tabaco negro
He drank his coffee in a calabashTomo su cafe en totuma
Mixed with sugarcane rumMezclado con ron cañero

In pants and jacketDe pantalon y chaqueta
And a sailor's capY gorra de marinero
To dance in the cumbiambaPa bailar en la cumbiamba
Or in search of cumbia dancersO en busca de cumbiamberos

Cinnamon-skinned girlfriendNovia de piel de canela
Don't wait for the sailorNo esperes al marinero
They killed him out of jealousyLo mataron de celoso
In the middle of the cumbiaA la into cumbiambero

Cinnamon-skinned girlfriendNovia de piel de canela
Don't wait for the sailorNo esperes al marinero
They killed him out of jealousyLo mataron de celoso
In the middle of the cumbiaA la into cumbiambero

They found him looking at the skyLo hallaron mirando al cielo
The bed of sand and waterEl lecho de arena y agua
Dagger sunk in his chestPuñal hundido en su pecho
With the moon in his gazeDeci luna en su mirada

There won't be a boat waitingNo habra una barca esperando
With its sails unfurledCon sus velas desplegadas
With coffee and cigarettesCon cafe y cigarros
Sugarcane rum and his guitarRon cañero y su guitarra

Cinnamon-skinned girlfriendNovia de piel de canela
Don't wait for the sailorNo esperes al marinero
They killed him out of jealousyLo mataron de celoso
In the middle of the cumbiaA la into cumbiambero

Cinnamon-skinned girlfriendNovia de piel de canela
Don't wait for the sailorNo esperes al marinero
They killed him out of jealousyLo mataron de celoso
In the middle of the cumbiaA la into cumbiambero

Cinnamon-skinned girlfriendNovia de piel de canela
Don't wait for the sailorNo esperes al marinero
They killed him out of jealousyLo mataron de celoso
In the middle of the cumbiaA la into cumbiambero

Cinnamon-skinned girlfriendNovia de piel de canela
Don't wait for the sailorNo esperes al marinero
They killed him out of jealousyLo mataron de celoso
In the middle of the cumbiaA la into cumbiambero